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I'm going to start my weight-loss again - haven't been on "Fat Secret" since Feb but I'm going to try to go on at least once a week and gain motivation from others/ hopefully provide some motivation to others like me who are struggling. I was inspired by a friend of mine last year who asked herself "What is the heaviest you are prepared to let yourself be before you take action?". She decided on 100kg. Never did I dream of being 90 kg let alone 100kg. The last 10kg just seemed to creep on, almost unnoticed. I stopped caring.
I want to be a fit and healthy mum, around to see my grandchildren. My cholesterol is high (mostly genetically based but increased with weightgain).
Motivation is my biggest hurdle, since I have suffered from post-natal depression and I am a comfort eater. I don't have much babysitting support but starting my son in occasional care at 15 months of age has been good for us both.
My new approach is going to be multi-pronged - I think that I need to set myself up for success.
Some strategies I am going to work on (please keep me accountable!) are:
Eating no food and drinking nothing but herbal tea/water or tea with a splash of milk (no sugar) after 8pm
Bringing my own food to family functions
Preparing meals and snacks the night before
Putting my husband's snack food in a container so it's off limits to me
Banning chocolate from being stored in the pantry/ in my view
"Bake and take" - only keep a tiny amount of slice/ biscuits etc if I bake and share the rest with friends, Connect group, playgroup etc
Increase my vegie/ salad component of my meals until I am adjusted to eating on the Perfect Plate plan (3 100 calory snacks in between Perfect Plate meals per day)
Drink at least 2L water a day (1L by 1pm and 1L by bedtime)
Go to bed by 10pm latest 5 nights a week (and by 11pm if having a late night)
Create a box of activities I can do (or a list and easily accessible activities to implement) when I am feeling vulnerable to binging. These may include:
*cross-stitch
*knitting
*card-making
*scrap-booking
*reading a magazine or book
*journalling
*Bible-study and praying for people
*gardening
*playing piano
*listening to music (Ipod) whilst doing housework
*go for a walk (with my son if he's not being cared for by others)
*write a letter (good old fashioned snail-mail)
*write a chapter of my book I'm working on
*do some stretching and my physio exercises
Has anyone got any further suggestions for when I'm vulnerable to binging? I figure, if I'm trying to weed out a deep-seated set of poor habits, I need to replace them with new ones (I can't resist with will-power alone).
Additionally, I have found great power in meditating on the Bible - the word of God. I am going to aim to memorise scriptures which remind me about God's limitless power and ability to help me change.
Diet Calendar Entry for 21 May 2013:
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1655 kcal
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Fat: 77.06g | Prot: 62.96g | Carb: 179.65g.
Breakfast: Now Foods Psyllium Husks, The Muesli Company Muesli Company Full of Fruit, All-Bran, Low Fat Milk, Special K. Lunch: Smokey Bones 1/4 BBQ Chicken, Margarine, Rye Bread, Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables (Including Tomatoes and/or Carrots), Water. Snacks/Other: Water, Old Gold Chocolate (Oriiginal), Water. more...
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